Conservatives cry 'conspiracy' over Russian bot Twitter purge

While many praised Twitter for taking action against Russian meddling, the purge, being labeled #TwitterLockOut online, had an unexpected side effect: The lockout seemed to affect only conservative users.

Several right-wing Twitter users voiced their concerns about the purge, claiming the social site was “attacking” and “censoring” their accounts.

Twitter is currently purging the followers on conservative accounts only. I just lost 3000 followers in one minute. Check out the trending hashtag to confirm that it is ONLY conservative accounts that are being affected. Holding for an explanation…#twitterlockout